Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Li Ji's words and the scrutinizing look in his eyes made Wei Yan feel as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and it seemed as if he had been completely seen through by the other party in an instant.

'How did the Duke of Guo know this?'

This was Wei Yan’s first reaction.

After all, Wei Yan was just a small city gate officer before, and the surprise attack on Wu County happened not long ago.

Logically speaking, the news should not have reached Chaisang.

When Wei Yan revealed his identity to Sun Ce before, he did not mention such sensitive details.

Wei Yan's expression kept changing, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

Li Ji was also in no hurry. He looked Wei Yan up and down, wanting to see how Wei Yan would react, and by the way... give Wei Yan a warning.

In fact, no matter how Wei Yan answered, Li Ji would not do anything to Wei Yan and would choose to accept Wei Yan.

But this is due to political considerations.

Wei Yan was one of the generals of Jingzhou and had been highly valued by Liu Biao for his contribution in the surprise attack on Wu County. Tolerating Wei Yan would calm the hearts of many people in Jingzhou.

But Li Ji also felt that Wei Yan was a talented person. A surprise attack on Wu County was not an easy task. Leading 3,000 people into the mountains and fields, and being able to successfully lead a large army to launch a surprise attack on Wu County, even Li Ji was quite surprised when he heard it.

It should be noted that even in later generations, when there are countless hikers with sophisticated equipment, traveling through mountains and jungles in groups of three or five, there is no telling how many accidents and dangers may occur.

What's more, Wei Yan might not even have a compass in his hand. He relied entirely on his personal talent to lead a group of special troops across the mountains and jungles to find Wu County and attack it.

amazing!
This was Li Ji's first reaction when he learned of this information.

In Li Ji's impression, the last person who did something similar was Huo Qubing, who achieved a precise strike across the vast grassland.

What trail?
That was just Wei Yan's excuse. In fact, there was no such thing as a small trail.

Where are the paths where no one walks?

Therefore, if the 50,000 Yizhou troops had not been bait, Wei Yan's move would probably have been recorded in history.

However, just like Zhou Yu’s judgment on Wei Yan’s face, Li Ji could also see it.

Of course, Li Ji would not believe in the face reading completely, so he deliberately warned Wei Yan in this way to test whether Wei Yan's character was worthy of being reused.

After Wei Yan gradually calmed down, he noticed Li Ji's scrutinizing eyes and felt the head still on his neck. He also realized that Guo Shihou did not really think he was a spy, otherwise he would not have summoned him here specially.

What's more, even Liu Biao is dead, so what spies are there to talk about?
What troubled Wei Yan was how to answer the national scholar next?
quibble……

Almost instantly, Wei Yan rejected this idea.

Can a few words deceive the legendary nobleman?
It’s covered. It can’t be concealed.

"In this case, it is better to be frank... If the state scholar thinks highly of me, he will certainly use me. If he thinks less of me, he will not take me down, so as not to ruin his reputation."

Thinking of this, Wei Yan's heart gradually calmed down. He pursed his lips which had become a little dry unconsciously, and spoke despite the vague pressure.

"A wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in. I may not be a genius, but I do have some abilities."

"My old master Liu Jingzhou, I thought he would do something when he rode into Jingzhou alone, and he must be a wise ruler. I didn't expect him to be a rotten bastard with empty ambitions, but he was not worthy of his position, and he didn't know how to distinguish rewards and punishments and make use of talents."

When he said this, there was a hint of dissatisfaction in Wei Yan's tone.

"Oh? Could it be that the talent you are talking about is you yourself?" Li Ji asked with a smile.

"I dare not!" Wei Yan said no, but his expression was somewhat proud.

"But I made a surprise attack on Wu County, which was a great achievement. Liu Jingzhou not only did not reward me, but sent me to the rear army. Such an act is really hard to convince others."

This was also Wei Yan’s biggest dissatisfaction with Liu Biao.

The surprise attack on Wu County can be said to be an achievement for which Wei Yan risked his life, in order to gain Liu Biao's appreciation and reuse.

As a result, after defeating 50,000 Yizhou troops, Liu Biao treated Wei Yan kindly on the surface, but in fact he threw Wei Yan to the rear army and appointed Cai Mao as the vanguard. How could Wei Yan not feel resentful?

It should be noted that at that time, Yizhou had no apparent resistance. After the vanguard entered Ba County, the people in wherever they passed surrendered, which was almost equivalent to gaining a lot of military merit for nothing.

But in Wei Yan's view, those military achievements should belong to him, instead of him having to suffer the hardship of commanding the transportation of food and fodder in the rear army.

However, in this era that advocates blind loyalty, Wei Yan's action is undoubtedly against the principles of loyalty and righteousness.

However, Wei Yan had already had some desperate thoughts at this moment, so he simply looked up and looked directly at Li Ji, saying, "After all, not everyone is as lucky as the national scholar, who can meet a wise leader like Uncle Liu when he enters the government."

“I find it hard to deny this.”

Li Ji responded with a smile.

The encounters between Yue Fei and Zhuge Liang in the original trajectory perfectly illustrate the importance of choosing a master.

If Yue Fei and Zhuge Liang were swapped, it might be Zhuge Liang who would be the one with red ink written all over his face in prison.

As for Liu Biao's deliberate attempt to suppress Wei Yan's idea, it was not difficult for Li Ji to guess the reason, which could even be considered as human nature.

Wei Yan, after all, was just a general who suddenly appeared, and Liu Biao was not familiar with him. Whether it was out of the idea of ​​polishing him or the idea of ​​examining his character, this was perfectly normal.

So what if Cai Mao’s ability is slightly inferior to Wei Yan’s?

At least Liu Biao knew Cai Mao inside and out and was not worried at all that Cai Mao would pose a threat to him after he became powerful.

But this is not necessarily the case for the relatively unfamiliar Wei Yan who holds military power.

Therefore, the three points of "knowing people", "employing people" and "trusting people" are simple to say but not easy to do.

In reality, would an ordinary person with a deposit of 100,000 yuan dare to give 90,000 yuan to an outsider to manage?

Obviously, Liu Biao didn't dare.

In the original storyline, Cao Cao, who appointed military power to members of the Cao or Xiahou clans, did not dare to do so.

On the contrary, Liu Bei and his son Liu Chan were very brave.

Not to mention the taboo of "being too successful and endangering the ruler".

As for Li Ji's answer which was a bit emotional, Wei Yan calmed himself down and spoke frankly.

"The master chooses his subjects, and the subjects also choose their masters. I have never betrayed my master, and I also repaid my former master Liu Jingzhou with the surprise attack on Wu County. After my former master Liu Jingzhou was defeated, what's wrong with me wanting to choose another wise master?"

"If the Duke of Guo has any objections to me, I will just take my leave now."

After saying this, Wei Yan bowed and turned around to say goodbye.

At this moment, Li Ji knew that Wei Yan was testing him, but he still tried to persuade him to stay.

"The article is long, please stay." (End of this chapter)